In what could be termed as a major step towards ‘market pricing’ of coal, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has come up with a draft National Energy Policy that proposes to make all seven subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) including Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) as independent companies.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) plans to set up two pilot solar microgrids in Bihar in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, General Electric and Tata Trust.

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keen to promote green energy and it will intervene with the Goods and Services Tax ( GST) Council to ensure that the GST rates on bio diesel and other green energy products are reduced.

Vietnam has extended an Indian oil concession in the South China Sea and begun drilling in another area it disputes with China in moves that could heighten tensions over who owns what in the vital maritime region.

From October, it will be possible to get reservation in prominent trains going via Lucknow using a mobile ticket application.Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to introduce the service in premium trains like Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express to reduce the use of paper.